§ Mr. Mike O'BrienTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many(a) male and (b) female officers there were in each constabulary and at each rank per constabulary in England and Wales in (i) 1980, (ii) 1985, (iii) 1990 and (iv) 1993.
Table 1 Police service in England and Wales Strength for ordinary duty return for 31 December 1990 Male ranks Police force name Chief Constable Deputy Chief Assistant Chief Chief Superintendent Superintendent Chief Inspector Inspector Sergeant Constable Total Male ranks Total police ranks Avon and Somerset 1 1 3 13 38 67 149 463 2,034 2,769 3,059 Bedfordshire 1 1 1 5 15 20 50 138 689 920 1,064 Cambridgeshire 1 1 1 5 12 24 59 189 772 1,064 1,186 Cheshire 1 1 2 6 22 33 105 270 1,235 1,675 1,898 City of London 1 1 1 6 11 20 53 118 494 705 796 Cleveland 1 1 2 6 17 26 86 230 959 1,328 1,485 Cumbria 1 1 1 7 19 24 69 188 749 1,059 1,189 Derbyshire 1 1 2 7 25 33 92 251 1,155 1,567 1,751 Devon and Cornwall 1 1 2 13 35 47 131 446 1,910 2,586 2,867 Dorset 1 1 1 5 16 22 69 187 826 1,128 1,272 Durham 1 1 2 4 17 28 78 209 913 1,253 1,364 Essex 1 1 3 11 31 59 122 423 1,911 2,562 2,884 Gloucestershire 1 1 1 6 14 20 56 165 786 1,050 1,158 Greater Manchester 1 1 6 26 92 127 395 1,024 4,458 6,130 7,010 Hampshire 1 1 3 11 36 53 132 466 2,146 2,849 3,170 Hertfordshire 1 1 2 7 22 31 87 240 1,032 1,423 1,659 Humberside 1 1 2 8 23 36 106 312 1,341 1,830 1,989 Kent 1 1 3 12 36 46 171 413 1,934 2,617 2,988 Lancashire 1 1 3 13 39 72 159 507 2,065 2,860 3,199 Leicestershire 1 1 1 7 22 30 102 274 1,141 1,579 1,784 Lincolnshire 1 1 0 4 10 24 64 194 788 1,086 1,205 Merseyside 1 1 3 18 60 79 256 727 2,967 4,112 4,679 Metropolitan Police 6 14 31 153 249 502 1,428 4,181 18,046 24,610 28,152 Norfolk 1 1 1 6 17 22 65 194 972 1,279 1,394 Northamptonshire 1 1 1 6 13 22 71 165 752 1,032 1,144 Northumbria 1 1 3 13 49 61 189 508 2,361 3,186 3,528 North Yorkshire 1 1 2 7 14 25 76 203 917 1,246 1,379 Nottinghamshire 1 1 2 8 28 32 128 329 1,604 2,133 2,342 South Yorkshire 1 1 3 11 38 43 163 440 1,964 2,664 2,984 Staffordshire 1 1 2 11 31 49 121 328 1,367 1,911 2,193 Suffolk 1 1 1 6 17 18 56 177 795 1,072 1,195 Surrey 1 1 2 7 22 24 90 244 1,055 1,446 1,654 Sussex 1 1 3 10 32 39 175 441 1,984 2,686 2,984 Thames Valley 1 1 3 11 35 47 174 481 2,461 3,214 3,706 Warwickshire 1 1 0 5 14 16 61 155 651 904 1,014 West Mercia 1 1 2 11 27 40 126 290 1,277 1,775 2,022 West Midlands 1 1 4 25 78 118 375 1,034 4,256 5,892 6,881 West Yorkshire 1 1 5 19 69 79 279 793 3,416 4,662 5,276 Wiltshire 1 1 1 6 16 24 58 182 752 1,041 1,157 Dyfed Powys 1 1 1 7 13 21 36 152 615 847 936 Gwent 1 1 1 5 14 17 46 154 668 907 1,001 North Wales 1 1 2 7 25 27 66 203 868 1,200 1,339 South Wales 1 1 3 14 39 62 175 528 2,028 2,851 3,123 Total all forces 48 56 118 548 1,452 2,209 6,549 18,616 81,114 110,710 125,060 176W
Police service in England and Wales Strength for ordinary duty return for 31 December 1990 Female ranks Police force name Chief Constable Deputy Chief Assistant Chief Chief Superintendent Superintendent Chief Inspector Inspector Sergeant Constable Total female ranks Total police ranks Avon and Somerset 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 12 273 290 3,059 Bedfordshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 132 144 1,064 Cambrideshire 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 115 122 1,186 Cheshire 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 22 196 223 1,898 City of London 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 10 78 91 796 Cleveland 0 0 0 0 1 1 8 7 140 157 1,485 Cumbria 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 125 130 1,189 Derbyshire 0 0 0 0 1 2 8 6 167 184 1,751 Devon and Cornwall 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 14 263 281 2,867 Dorset 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 7 132 144 1,272 Durham 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 105 111 1,364 Essex 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 23 291 322 2,884 Gloucestershire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 105 108 1,158 Greater Manchester 0 0 0 1 0 4 13 47 815 880 7,010 Hampshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 12 305 321 3,170
§ Mr. Charles WardleInformation for 1990 and 1993 is provided in tables 1 and 2. Information for 1980 and 1985 in the form requested could be provided only at disproportionate cost. Tables 3 and 4 show police strength by rank for those years. Information on overall proportions of male and female officers in each force is contained in the annual reports of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Constabulary, copies of which are in the Library.
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Police force name Chief Constable Deputy Chief Assistant Chief Chief Superintendent Superintendent Chief Inspector Inspector Sergeant Constable Total female ranks Total police ranks Hertfordshire 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 11 222 236 1,659 Humberside 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 6 149 159 1,989 Kent 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 21 345 371 2,988 Lancashire 0 0 0 0 1 2 6 17 313 339 3,199 Leicestershire 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 13 185 205 1,784 Lincolnshire 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 4 109 119 1,205 Merseyside 0 0 1 0 3 2 6 36 519 567 4,679 Metropolitan Police 0 0 0 3 8 13 29 261 3,228 3,542 28,152 Norfolk 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 106 115 1,394 Northamptonshire 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 107 112 1,144 Northumbria 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 16 319 342 3,528 North Yorkshire 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 10 121 133 1,379 Nottinghamshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 198 209 2,342 South Yorkshire 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 13 300 320 2,984 Staffordshire 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 14 265 282 2,193 Suffolk 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 5 115 123 1,195 Surrey 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 12 194 208 1,654 Sussex 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 19 276 298 2,984 Thames Valley 0 0 0 1 3 1 4 21 462 492 3,706 Warwickshire 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 103 110 1,014 West Mercia 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 11 233 247 2,022 West Midlands 0 0 0 1 2 1 15 58 912 989 6,881 West Yorkshire 0 0 0 1 0 2 10 27 574 614 5,276 Wiltshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 107 116 1,157 Dyfed Powys 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 85 89 936 Gwent 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 87 94 1,001 North Wales 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 129 139 1,339 South Wales 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 15 253 272 3,123 Total all forces 0 0 1 9 30 52 181 819 13,258 14,350 125,060 178W179W
Table 2 Police service in England and Wales Strength for ordinary duty return for 31 December 1993 Male ranks Police force name Chief Constable Deputy Chief Assistant Chief Chief Superintendent Superintendent Chief Inspector Inspector Sergeant Constable Total male ranks Total police ranks Avon and Somerset 1 1 3 9 29 51 159 452 1,993 2,698 3,034 Bedfordshire 1 1 1 4 13 15 56 148 754 993 1,168 Cambrideshire 1 1 1 2 13 23 60 189 823 1,113 1,266 Cheshire 1 1 1 4 19 29 104 269 1,219 1,647 1,873 City of London 0 1 0 5 9 18 54 124 556 767 884 Cleveland 1 1 2 0 11 20 83 204 926 1,248 1,414 Cumbria 1 1 1 6 15 21 70 182 734 1,031 1,185 Derbyshire 1 1 2 5 21 30 92 258 1,171 1,581 1,790 Devon and Cornwall 1 1 3 9 37 47 134 444 1,879 2,555 2,908 Dorset 1 1 1 6 17 24 70 191 821 1,132 1,292 Durham 1 1 1 5 16 20 76 208 906 1,234 1,389 Essex 1 0 3 10 31 53 131 431 1,888 2,548 2,947 Gloucestershire 1 1 1 4 11 22 57 161 746 1,004 1,140 Greater Manchester 1 1 5 22 76 112 403 996 4,443 6,059 7,047 Hampshire 1 1 3 5 37 42 143 484 2,132 2,848 3,270 Hertfordshire 1 1 2 5 20 32 87 236 1,033 1,417 1,679 Humberside 1 1 2 8 15 35 98 290 1,362 1,812 2,028 Kent 1 1 3 10 26 45 178 420 2,034 2,718 3,182 Lancashire 1 1 3 9 34 63 165 484 1,977 2,737 3,140 Leicestershire 1 1 1 6 17 25 103 267 1,169 1,590 1,838 Lincolnshire 1 0 1 4 12 19 62 185 779 1,063 1,203 Merseyside 1 1 3 17 58 71 252 705 2,904 4,012 4,663 Metropolitan Police 5 13 28 113 212 452 1,362 4,262 17,286 23,733 27,605 Norfolk 1 1 1 5 14 23 65 203 970 1,283 1,434 Northamptonshire 1 1 1 4 14 22 68 161 772 1,044 1,181 Northumbria 1 1 2 10 36 57 168 500 2,402 3,177 3,589 North Yorkshire 1 0 2 4 11 23 69 195 876 1,181 1,333 Nottinghamshire 1 1 2 6 24 27 123 323 1,549 2,056 2,337 South Yorkshire 1 1 3 12 35 43 160 430 1,945 2,630 3,015 Staffordshire 1 1 2 8 23 40 117 330 1,352 1,874 2,202 Suffolk 1 1 1 5 16 18 63 178 779 1,062 1,216 Surrey 1 1 1 6 19 18 82 249 1,062 1,439 1,667 Sussex 1 1 2 6 28 36 172 430 1,952 2,628 2,977 Thames Valley 1 1 2 9 35 43 185 486 2,565 3,327 3,894 Warwickshire 1 1 1 3 14 16 55 152 641 884 1,025 West Mercia 1 1 2 7 24 36 128 284 1,308 1,791 2,056 West Midlands 1 1 4 20 76 95 363 978 4,295 5,833 6,968 West Yorkshire 1 1 4 8 49 70 258 728 3,227 4,346 4,988 Wiltshire 1 1 1 5 11 20 65 185 825 1,114 1,273 Dyfed Powys 1 1 1 3 13 20 41 150 617 847 966 Gwent 0 1 1 4 11 14 44 149 649 873 989 North Wales 1 1 1 7 21 26 67 215 845 1,184 1 341 South Wales 1 1 3 7 32 51 165 496 2,098 2,854 3,142
Police force name Chief Constable Deputy Chief Assistant Chief Chief Superintendent Superintendent Chief Inspector Inspector Sergeant Constable Total Male ranks Total police ranks Total all forces 45 52 108 407 1,255 1,967 6,457 18,412 80,264 108,967 125,538
Police service in England and Wales Strength for ordinary duty return for 31 December 1993 Female ranks Police force name Chief Constable Deputy Chief Assistant Chief Chief Superintendent Superintendent Chief Inspector Inspector Sergeant Constable Total Female ranks Total police ranks Avon and Somerset 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 17 312 336 3,034 Bedfordshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 11 159 175 1,168 Cambridgeshire 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 141 153 1,266 Cheshire 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 24 196 226 1,873 City of London 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 6 105 117 884 Cleveland 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 12 148 166 1,414 Cumbria 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 147 154 1,185 Derbyshire 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 7 195 209 1,790 Devon and Cornwall 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 19 328 353 2,908 Dorset 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 12 145 160 1,292 Durham 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 146 155 1,389 Essex 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 23 364 399 2,947 Gloucestershire 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 128 136 1,140 Greater Manchester 0 0 0 1 2 4 17 65 899 988 7,047 Hampshire 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 19 396 422 3,270 Hertfordshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 13 247 262 1,679 Humberside 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 11 203 216 2,028 Kent 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 36 423 464 3,182 Lancashire 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 24 370 403 3,140 Leicestershire 0 0 1 0 1 2 4 14 226 248 1,838 Lincolnshire 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 10 125 140 1,203 Merseyside 0 0 1 0 2 3 11 53 581 651 4,663 Metropolitan Police 0 0 0 4 7 8 39 297 3,517 3,872 27,605 Norfolk 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 141 151 1,434 Northamptonshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 128 137 1,181 Northumbria 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 16 386 412 3,589 North Yorkshire 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 4 143 152 1,333 Nottinghamshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 9 267 281 2,337 South Yorkshire 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 25 354 385 3,015 Staffordshire 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 12 311 328 2,202 Suffolk 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 7 144 154 1,216 Surrey 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 19 204 228 1,667 Sussex 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 32 312 349 2,977 Thames Valley 0 0 0 2 3 2 8 30 522 567 3,894 Warwickshire 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 135 141 1,025 West Mercia 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 17 245 265 2,056 West Midlands 0 0 0 1 1 4 20 76 1,033 1,135 6,968 West Yorkshire 0 0 0 1 0 3 13 28 597 642 4,988 Wiltshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 9 146 159 1,273 Dyfed Powys 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 112 119 966 Gwent 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 108 116 989 North Wales 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 146 157 1,341 South Wales 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 23 260 288 3,142 Total all forces 0 0 3 11 27 54 237 1,044 15,195 16,571 125,538 180W181W
Police Service strength by rank in England and Wales as at 31 December 1980 Police Force Chief Constable Deputy Chief Constable Assistant Chief Constable Chief Superintendent Superintendent Chief Inspector Inspector Sergeant Constable Totals Avon and Somerset 1 1 3 13 38 70 148 465 2,223 2,962 Bedfordshire 1 1 1 5 15 17 51 140 732 963 Cambridgeshire 1 1 1 5 15 24 52 177 810 1,086 Cheshire 1 1 2 8 22 31 105 282 1,381 1,833 Cleveland 1 1 2 7 20 28 89 229 1,077 1,454 Cumbria 1 1 1 7 17 24 69 172 812 1,104 Derbyshire 1 1 2 8 28 34 101 254 1,403 1,832 Devon and Cornwall 1 1 3 15 32 56 134 444 2,035 2,721 Dorset 1 — 1 5 14 22 61 179 884 1,167 Durham 1 1 2 8 19 29 69 208 1,008 1,345 Dyfed Powys 1 1 1 7 10 25 36 155 693 929 Essex 1 1 3 11 28 60 113 416 1,976 2,609 Gloucestershire 1 1 1 6 14 20 57 170 849 1,119 Greater Manchester 1 1 6 29 93 150 421 1,083 5,139 6,923 Gwent 1 1 1 6 10 22 14 147 741 973 Hampshire 1 1 3 14 30 65 127 433 2,384 3,058 Hertfordshire 1 1 2 9 22 31 82 246 1,124 1,518
Police Force Chief Constable Deputy Chief Constable Assistant Chief Constable Chief Superintendent Superintendent Chief Inspector Inspector Sergeant Constable Totals Humberside 1 1 2 10 27 38 103 315 1,454 1,951 Kent 1 1 4 11 33 54 167 418 2,182 2,871 Lancashire 1 1 4 16 44 70 159 513 2,312 3,120 Leicestershire 1 1 2 7 25 36 91 282 1,275 1,720 Lincolnshire 1 1 2 7 15 29 63 181 884 1,183 Merseyside 1 1 5 20 61 72 234 709 3,488 4,591 Norfolk 1 1 1 7 15 25 65 191 943 1,249 Northamptonshire 1 1 1 7 12 25 54 149 722 971 Northumbria 1 1 3 13 50 60 190 504 2,518 3,340 North Wales 1 1 1 7 18 29 62 205 966 1,290 North Yorkshire 1 1 2 7 18 30 80 201 1,012 1,352 Nottinghamshire 1 1 2 9 35 42 132 319 1,668 2,209 South Wales 1 1 2 13 42 62 179 521 2,247 3,068 South Yorkshire 1 1 3 11 38 44 150 428 2,166 2,842 Staffordshire 1 1 2 10 26 46 102 329 1,554 2,071 Suffolk 1 1 1 5 11 28 55 165 855 1,122 Surrey 1 — 2 7 22 29 78 245 1,205 1,589 Sussex 1 1 3 13 39 44 155 460 2,107 2,823 Thames Valley 1 1 3 12 41 63 139 460 2,323 3,043 Warwickshire 1 1 1 6 12 19 56 140 680 916 West Mercia 1 1 2 10 30 38 119 268 1,470 1,939 West Midlands 1 1 6 20 80 111 355 1,019 4,946 6,539 West Yorkshire 1 1 6 26 71 88 287 808 3,752 5,040 Wiltshire 1 1 1 6 11 23 48 148 793 1,032 City of London 11 21 31 7 12 18 61 141 601 843 Metropolitan 16 216 354 193 219 431 1,236 3,789 17,618 23,562 TOTALS 47 56 151 623 1,434 2,262 6,179 18,108 87,012 115,872 1Includes ranks of assistant commissioner and above in Metropolitan police, and commissioner in City of London police. 2 Includes deputy assistant commissioner in Metropolitan police, and assistant commissioner in City of London police. 3Includes commanders in Metropolitan police and City of London police. 182W183W
Table 4 Police service strength by rank England and Wales as at 31 December 1985 Police force Chief Constable Deputy Chief Constable Assistant Chief Constable Chief Superintendent Superintendent Chief Inspector Inspector Sergeant Constable Totals Avon and Somerset 1 1 3 13 38 69 152 464 2,224 2,965 Bedfordshire 1 — 1 5 15 19 52 139 750 982 Cambridgeshire 1 1 1 5 14 25 57 182 855 1,141 Cheshire 1 1 2 8 22 28 103 279 1,359 1,803 Cleveland 1 1 2 6 19 27 93 235 1,077 1,461 Cumbria 1 1 1 7 17 25 71 173 824 1,120 Derbyshire 1 — 1 8 26 37 102 258 1,332 1,765 Devon and Cornwall 1 1 3 13 36 49 133 431 2,080 2,747 Dorset 1 1 1 6 17 22 66 177 911 1,202 Durham 1 1 2 8 19 27 76 212 947 1,293 Dyfed Powys 1 1 1 7 12 24 34 153 691 924 Essex 1 1 3 11 28 60 121 427 2,026 2,678 Gloucestershire 1 1 1 6 15 18 58 174 877 1,151 Greater Manchester 1 1 6 28 93 135 405 1,064 5,046 6,779 Gwent 1 1 1 4 14 15 49 143 743 971 Hampshire 1 1 3 12 31 56 126 437 2,401 3,068 Hertfordshire 1 1 2 9 25 32 93 254 1,167 1,584 Humberside 1 1 1 8 24 38 107 319 1,437 1,936 Kent 1 1 3 12 33 48 176 427 2,158 2,859 Lancashire 1 1 4 10 42 66 156 513 2,211 3,004 Leicestershire 1 1 2 7 24 36 98 282 1,299 1,750 Lincolnshire 1 1 1 5 12 22 66 179 854 1,141 Merseyside 1 1 3 19 61 77 248 739 3,405 4,554 Norfolk 1 1 1 7 16 21 68 195 953 1,263 Northamptonshire 1 — 1 6 13 22 61 152 761 1,017 Northumbria 1 1 3 14 49 62 193 505 2,540 3,368 North Wales 1 1 1 7 21 27 65 210 918 1,251 North Yorkshire 1 1 2 7 17 29 77 205 1,014 1,353 Nottinghamshire 1 — 2 8 33 31 125 320 1,694 2,214 South Wales 1 1 2 13 43 63 182 526 2,233 3,064 South Yorkshire 1 1 3 11 37 44 160 446 2,147 2,850 Staffordshire 1 1 2 11 30 48 116 329 1,564 2,102 Suffolk 1 1 1 6 18 20 56 174 854 1,131 Surrey 1 1 2 7 23 26 92 244 1,231 1,627 Sussex 1 1 2 12 37 42 160 420 2,115 2,790 Thames Valley 1 1 2 13 41 57 166 464 2,538 3,283 Warwickshire 1 1 1 5 15 17 62 139 698 939 West Mercia 1 1 2 10 30 39 128 298 1,415 1,924 West Midlands 1 1 6 21 78 120 364 1,043 4,921 6,555 West Yorkshire 1 1 4 22 69 87 284 810 3,771 5,049 Wiltshire 1 1 1 6 15 20 54 157 773 1,028
Police force Chief Constable Deputy Chief Constable Assistant Chief Constable Chief Superintendent Superintendent Chief Inspector Inspector Sergeant Constable Totals City of London 11 21 31 6 11 19 56 129 558 782 Metropolitan 16 217 340 185 249 491 1,398 4,387 19,886 26,659 Totals 48 55 127 594 1,482 2,240 6,509 18,814 89,258 119,127 1 Includes ranks of assistant commissioner and above in Metropolitan police, and commissioner in City of London police. 2 Includes deputy assistant commissioner in Metropolitan police, and assistant commissioner in City of London police. 3 Includes commanders in Metropolitan in Metropolitan police and City of London police.